falciparumn.
/falˈsɪpərəm/ Pathology.
The specific epithet of a protozoon of the genus Plasmodium, used attributively, to designate a severe type of malaria caused by this protozoon, in which paroxysms recur at approximately two-day intervals. Also called æstivoautumnal, malignant, and subtertian malaria.
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1930 M. F. Boyd Introd. Malariol. ii. 49 The extent of gametocyte production appears to vary directly with the intensity of injection, at least in cases of vivax and falciparum infections.
1940 Amer. Jrnl. Public Health Apr. 410/1 New York City is an endemic area for the occurrence of falciparum malaria.
1952 P. F. Russell Malaria 33 Acute falciparum malaria sometimes imitates other abdominal conditions such as pancreatitis..and acute appendicitis.
1965 Listener 18 Mar. 406/1 People who inherit a sickle cell gene..possess a greater resistance to falciparum malaria.
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